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Meaning of apprize

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  apprize
      v 1: inform (somebody) of something; "I advised him that the
           rent was due" [syn: {advise}, {notify}, {give notice},
           {send word}, {apprise}, {apprize}]
      2: make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the
         tuition hike?" [syn: {instruct}, {apprise}, {apprize}]
      3: gain in value; "The yen appreciated again!" [syn:
         {appreciate}, {apprize}, {apprise}, {revalue}] [ant:
         {depreciate}, {devaluate}, {devalue}, {undervalue}]
      4: increase the value of; "The Germans want to appreciate the
         Deutsche Mark" [syn: {appreciate}, {apprize}, {apprise}]
         [ant: {depreciate}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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